Non-refillable bottle.



Patented Sept. I6, I9(I|2.

No. 708,9al.

H. F. BAILEY. -NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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IIENRY F. BAILEY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-IIALF TO LONZO E.STEELE AND HARRY E. SIMS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,981, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed January 6, 1902. Serial No. 88,606. (No model.)

T0 all whom it nto/y concern,.-

Beit known that I, HENRY F. BAILnxga citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles 5 and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.4 l

The object of the invention is to produce a bottle the neck of which isprovided internally and at its lower end with a valve-seat in whichnormally rests a spherical valve or ball, while the upper end of saidneck receives a channeled plug the lower half of which is reduced indiameter and forms adepending portion the extremity of which is asuitable distancev above the spherical valve and prevents excessivemovement of the same in one direction, while a series of projections orlugs which surround the valveseat act in conjunction with the dependingportion of the channeled plug to confine the spherical valve or ball tothe lower end of the neck of the bottle, but at the same time allowingit to move far enough from its seat to permit the passage of liquidthrough the said seat when the bottle is tilted. The channels in theplug are zigzag, which will prevent the insertion of a wire, thus makingit impossible to tamper with the valve.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and arrangementof the parts constituting the same, as will be fully set forth in theaccompanying specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure 1is a vertical sectional View through the neck of a bottle, showing achanneled plug secured in the upper end thereof and a ball-valve seatedin the lower end. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken horizontally on thedotted line 2 2 of Fig. l, showing a projection formed integral of Fig.l, showing the valve-seat and surrounding projections or lugs whichconfine the ball-valve within certain limits. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveView of the channeled plug, clearly showing the notch which engages theintegral projection formed in the neck of the bottle; and Fig. 5 is asectional perspective View of the upper portion of the neck of thebottle, showing the integral projection which lies in the notch of thechanneled plug.

Like letters indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the neck of a bottlethe throat of which is contracted in diameter at its lower end to form aValve-seat a, in which is seated a ball-valve b, which is preferablymade of glass and is ground so as to be perfectly spherical in order toproperly t its seat a, which also may be reamed or ground. The ball,however, may be made of metal or of rubber, if so desired. Around theValve-seat and arranged so as to confine the ball-valve within certainlimits is a series of projections or lugs c, preferably four in number,which inclose the said valve,but do not contact with it, thus allowingthe Valve to leave its seat when the bottle is tilted. Between the lugsO are passages O2, as fully shown in Figs. l and 3, through which theliquid iiows, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. The throattapers from the lugs O to a point d and from this point to near themouth is of one diameter, and this portion of the throat forms a chamberO3, in which is positioned a channeled plug F. At the top of thecharnber O3 the diameter of the throat is enlarged to form a mouth f, inwhich is iitted a cork g, as shown. The plug F is of the form shown inFigs. l and 4 and comprises a body portion which is of the diameter ofthe chamber O3 and a depending portion F2, which is of less diameterthan the body portion and gradually tapers to its extremity, which islocated a slight distance above the ball-valve b, as

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shown. The periphery of the body portion of plug F is provided withzigzag channels F3, which form a communication between the mouth of thebottle and that portion of the throat below the plug, and through thechannels the contents of the bottle passes when the bottle is tilted, aswill be fully undei-stood. I have shown three of these channels, thougha greater number may be employed, if desired. These channels F3 extendvertically from the top of the plug to near the bottom of the bodyportion, where they deflect upwardly at an acute angle and then extendvertically downward to the bottom of the body portion, as shown in thedrawings, at which point they open out into the throat of the bottle.The lower portions of the channels are thus out of alinement with theupper portions, and the acute upward deflection of each channel willfrustrate any attempt to tamper with the ball-valve by means of awire orany analogous device. In order to properly position the plug F in theneck of the bottle, so that the lower end of its depending member F2 maybe the required distance above the ballvalve, a notch f3 is formed toone side of one of the channels f2 and near the top thereof, and thesaid notch engages a projection f4, formed in the neck of the bottlenear the top of chamber C, and when the said notch and projection are inengagement with each other the plug will be properly positioned withrespect to the ball-valve. The plugs F are preferably made of glass,though they may be made of any suitable material. There are several waysin which the plug can be secured in the throat in such a manner as to benon-removable, one of which is to coat the plug with anon-liquid-dissolving non-heat-melting cement and then insert it in thethroat and allow the cement to harden. Another way would be to insertthe plug and then heat both the neck and plug until they are burned orsweated or fused together at one or more points of their surfaces orthroughout their entire adjacent surfaces,th us forming a monolithic orintegral structure of the neck of the bottle and the plug.

The bottle is iilled in the usual manner, after which the ball-valve isdropped in and rests upon seat a. The plug F is then inserted, thesurface of its body portion having first been coated with a suitablecement, providing it is deemed advisable to use a cement, and thechannel f2, having the notch f3, being positioned to slide overprojection f4. As the plug is pushed downward the projection f4 willcontact with the upper wall of the deflected portion of the channel, andby turning the plug slightly to the left the projection will then lie inthe upper portion of the channel, and by pushing the plug still fartherdownward until the notch f3 is on a level with projection f4 and turningsaid plug so that its notch shall engage the projection the plug will belocked in its proper position relativelytothepositionoftheball-valve.When the cement, if used, has thoroughly hardened or the plug and neckhave been fused or burned together, the plug will be rigidly securedwithin the neck of the bottle and can only be removed by breaking thesaid bottle, and the projection f4 serves not only to properly positionthe plug, but to hold it in its proper position until the cement hashardened or While it is being burned or fused to the neck. The bottle isnow ready for use, and While its contents can be readily poured out itwill be impossible to again fill the bottle. The mouth of the bottle isclosed by an ordinary cork. Vhen the bottle is tilted, as when a portionof its contents is poured off, the ball-valve will roll from its seat,but will be limited in its movement by the depending member F2 of plug Fand by the projections or lugs C, which act in conjunction, to soconfine the ball that it cannot move more than a slight distance awayfrom its seat. The liquid will then iow out through the seat A andpassages C2 into the throat of the bottle, thence through the zigzagchannels f2 in plug F, and out through the mouth of the bottle. As thebottle resumes a vertical position the ball moves quickly to its seat,thus closing the passage to the interior of the bottle and preventingthe entrance of any liquid which might be poured in at the mouth of thebottle. It will thus be seen that my device is not only simple andeffective, but can be easily and cheaply manufactured. The quickmovement of the ball as the bottle resumes a vertical position preventsthe entrance of liquid from. above, thus making it practicallyimpossible to refill the bottle when it has once been emptied, and thezigzag channels in plug F will prevent any attempt to move the ball fromits seat by a wire or any other device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecu re by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a non-reillable bottle, the combination of a bottle having a neckand throat portion, a valve-seat in said throat, a spherical Valveseated on said valve-seat, a plurality of lugs arranged concentric tosaid valve-seat, arranged to confine said spherical valve in operativerelation to said valve-seat, suitable liquid-passages from saidvalve-seat between said lugs past said spherical valve, a key in thethroat of the neck of said bottle, aplugin the throat of said bottle,arranged to define the operative movement of said valve, a key- Way insaid plug arranged to fit over said key when said plug is inserted insaid throat, and adapted to define the position of said plug relative tosaid valve, and a zigzag liquid-passage through said plug having asubstantially right-angled odset in its course through said plug,substantially as described.

2. In a non-reillable bottle, the combination with a bottle providedwith a neck and mouth and throat portion of a suitable valveseat andvalve in said throat, a plug in said throat containing a keyway, a keyprojecting IOO IZO

fromsaid throatinto said keyway and adapted able cork or stopper in themouth of said to define the position of said plug relative to throat,substantially as described. 1o i said valve, means including a suitableagent In testimony whereof I affix my signature for non-removablysecuring said plug in the in presence of two Witnesses.

5 neck of said bottle, a liquid-passage through HENRY F. BAILEY. L saidplug having an offset in its length ar- Witnesses: f c ranged andadapted to prevent access to said G. SARGENT ELLIOTT,

valve from the mouth of said neck, and a suit- LONZO E. STEELE.

